FL H0799

No community sanction violation points are assessed under the Criminal Punishment Code for violations resolved through the alternative sanction program under s. 948.03, and prior violations resolved through the program do not count toward future scoresheet calculations

Low-risk probation violations must be resolved through the alternative sanctioning program by the probation officer in lieu of filing an affidavit of violation with the court, unless the court specifically directs otherwise based on a finding of specific, identified risk to public safety

Expands the definition of "technical violation" to exclude violent misdemeanors and specific misdemeanor offenses (DUI, domestic violence, stalking, etc.) rather than broadly excluding all misdemeanors and criminal traffic offenses

Courts must hold a hearing within 20 days for alleged violations that are criminal traffic offenses or technical violations; if no hearing is held within that timeframe, the probationer or offender must be released without bail

When the court imposes a split sentence and total sentence points exceed 44 but are less than 108, probation months count toward the lowest permissible sentence up to the lesser of 24 months or one-half of the lowest permissible sentence; effective date of July 1, 2021